levy :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (2)

levy

n. a charge imposed and collected

levy en masse

n. the act of drafting into military service

Verbs (4)

impose

v. impose and collect; "levy a fine"

raise, conscript, recruit

v. cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (12)

duty, tariff

n. a government tax on imports or exports; "they signed a treaty to lower duties on trade between their countries"

rate

n. a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure; "the literacy rate"; "the retention rate"; "the dropout rate"

custom, impost, customs, customs duty

n. money collected under a tariff

surcharge

n. an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)

surtax, supertax

n. an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed

tax, assess

v. set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)

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